Wondering if anyone else's battery life has taken a major dive on this pc? I've had mine for one year and loved the battery life until recently.
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I had the same issue just a few days ago but then I will it back in power saver mode and started getting 7.5 hours again.
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All batteries wear out with time....the secret is not to recharge the battery until it is totally drained...or use the laptop connected to an AC outlet......every time the battery gets recharged it looses a bit of life, especially if there is still charge in the battery
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its advertised as a 1000+ cycle battery and is meant to be a long-haul battery. that being said, your results will vary....i just recently sold this laptop in favor of a chromebook, when i sold it, 1 year after purchasing it, i didn't see a drop in battery the way you would see in other laptops...remember that its all based on cycles, never let your battery get to below 15%, make sure you dont touch the battery indicator settings, always use a plug when you can. that being said, if its terrible, you should be able to send it back to Acer to replace the battery at cost....a problem with this laptop is that the battery isn't 'user replaceable'..you have to tear it down to get at the battery, it was designed that way to save space to make it thinner... in short, no i havent seen a drop in battery life. if you haven't overly used it unplugged or let the battery entirely drain often, send it back to Acer.
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I haven't been unhappy with the battery life. Perhaps normal usage depends on the person. I play games, watch a couple movies, once in a while check things out online. I charge mine up about once a week just to keep it ready, but I do not use it every day. For the wi-fi, I have to be home, so I download games or movies to watch when away.
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Wow i thought i was the only one... i bought it just over a year and a half and mine has stopped holding its charge aswell. I believe a new battery would solve the problem though. If you find one please let me know aswell.
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I don't knoiw why so many are getting poor times on their battery's, but I'm getting about 2.5 hours on mine surfing and watching youtube. Maby because I replaced my hd with an ssd, but I don't think that should make much of a difference in battery drain
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I just recently bought my 2nd one for another computer because my first one is just that great! I've had it for about 9 months & I've only replaced the batteries once. I have both at work & are always on the "on" position. If you're thinking of buying one, the battery life should not be an issue! Good luck!
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Battery life is great! I get about 3+ hours of basic use (browsing, etc) and about 1.75-2 hours using photoshop, light gaming, etc. if you manually specify most programs to use the intel graphics it lasts quite a while more than the nvidia graphics, but you'll always trade power for speed. Overall it's a great setup and I've thoroughly enjoyed mine for both work (photographer) and play (gamer).
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I had my first one for nine months before it died. The thing is, I never turned it off and now I'm doing that with my new one. I know it goes into 'sleep' mode after awhile but I believe it's still better to turn it off if you're not using it for a couple of days. Also, they come with a year guarantee so this time I'm going to try and not lose my receipt.
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Saul,I do the same thing, I game heavily, and use it in class. I keep the settings light weight for on battery, ramp to 100% on power. This means I do not game while on battery.While in class using word, power point, Firefox on wireless, downloading and uploading schoolwork and having several tabs in FF open at the same time I get around 4 hours off of a full charge. I'm actually very impressed I was expecting at most 2 hours under that load. But the ssd and smart power management really makes a difference.Hope this helps!
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Hey bro im going to tell my sincere experience... I bought that laptop like 1 momth ago, is got a lot of style and is very slim but i start downloading games like BF 4, Skyrim and watch dogs and in my experience the computer overheated cuz is too slim. I played liked 1 hour and the computer went to desktop or tell that it have an error and when i checked the tempetures was like 150 F so i returned the laptop and bought the Asus G750 js and in 1 word is a Beast! Is heavy but man im 6'2 so i dont care carrying a bit of weight thats it! Hope it help!
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Thanks, If I can get/keep a connection I'll try downloading the driver. Already did the power saver. No luck for me there.
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I was just about to suggest (and feeling a bit smug about it, I'll admit) that you simply re-boot. I had forgotten about the non-removable battery. Oops. Who feels foolish now? This is a great post. I hope somebody comes up with a useful suggestion.
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Want to know when the battery issue is resolved.The laptop seems great, but the battery work for just one hour instead of 6.5hours and there is a need to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
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Hi. I have owned this laptop for a couple of months now and it is amazing. The average battery life I am getting while running wifi and having the brightness about 3/4 bright, I am getting 5 1/2 hours. With wifi off running regular programs like Word, Excel and Powerpoint, I am getting about 6-6/12 hours. Amazing battery life
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I have a ASUS UL80Vt-A1 14-InchIt suposse to have 11 hours of baterie life, but I see this jumping fron seven hours to 3, to 5 etc., so I do not know what is left.Any sugestions?Thank youfor your help,J C Miranda
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I have owned this computer for about one year now and keep it plugged in MOST of the time. When I unplug it I do not notice any reduction in battery life.
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Take a look at your power savings settings in the control panel. Manufacturers have gotten increasingly aggressive in such things to make claims about battery life.
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I have been getting about 4 almost 5 hours out of a full battery charge on this laptop. Right now I am just using internet and reading documents off. I also have the Screen brightness turned down low to help save battery life.